GUEST POST #2: still sick
Hi my name is Claire, or @ chronically_claireann on insta. The beginning of this rant was written by Coffee Spoonie @coffeesponnie on Twitter. And the rest I wrote. She inspired me to get something’s off my chest about how it’s difficult when people see me happy and then think I’m cured and don’t believe me when I am not doing well, unhappy, and still sick. As a person with many chronic illness I am constantly worried about people using my good days against me. MY GOOD DAYS are NOT my standard. They are the EXCEPTION. They don’t give you permission to raise the bar on what you expect from me and to then act disappointed because I don’t meet that standard of “HEALTH” you’ve set the next day and the day after (@coffeespoonie). Just because I was able to do it yesterday but cannot today DOES NOT MEAN that I am choosing not to, do not want to, or am being lazy. Just because I was feeling better for 4 days DOES NOT MEAN I am cured. Just because my blood values have gotten better DO